Baseboard and siding gauge and marker



M. c. WALTER.

BASEBOARD AND SIDING GAUGE AND MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED 0.CT.-29, 1920.

- 1,405,366. Patented n.. 31, 19 2.

M a: I4 0 M. c. WALTER.

BA-SEBQARD AND SIDING GAUGE AND MARKER. APPLICATION FILED 0CT.'29,1920..

Patented M 1, 1922,

2 $HEETS-SHEET 2- ,9 I v I 31141054110;

Max I VZZZier all oncehtr 1 .Beit known that I; MA "G.-W ILT R, a

- I ing l Gauges and" -Marker'S j iaiid- I do hereby Idecljarethefollowingftofbe ai fullgcleaijand exact description of the invention,such as; will enable othersekilled in the aft to .tvhich it appeitains'to, makeaiid-use 'thesame; e I The object i'of theihventiond toplfQYl Q a simple and efficient meane-wherebybase board's and sidingboards may be ieadilyf gaged or measur'edjand fitted aiid m arked V mindi'cate Whe1 e-they should be; :cfut 9 or I sawed ti'a'nsverselyto lit01' vie-rm 'j prepar 11 joints With-adjacent portions oftheffaining 'ofabuilding oilikefsitiucturey ar dparticu larlytof provide -m'devioeWhich-is adapted- '.of*the-casing for gauging and marking base boards,the

location andpo'siti o'niof which infitt'iii'g' the: sai11eto[the basesfofdoor f 'ameis andithe) like rendering" it difficult to "fjnarktheiiifuna between the -.extremity of the baseboard and V theedge' ofthe base "of'theframe,owiiigftof the fact that when thefbase" board isJ,Qng'- "enou h to overlap thebase of,theframeit 30'' is d eated"outwardly fiem the plane-Which -'it wi1l ultimately occupy-and 'has'its "inne v oi, rear surface too close to, 'the wall' per-1 fmi't of theintroduction" of a marking 'de'vi'ce pr "me ns "such as'lifs' tramwaysvanauegta the carpenterfandwith" thisobject' in View" ,7 the. inventionconsists in'a construction and combination of parts of";which"a=pieferi'ed.

l i w I or'disengaged and turned to anahgle with;

embodiment j shOwi lf in the I'di'awings I Figure 1 .is a" viewofl-abase boai'id siding gauge and vmai ke fapplied-g in theoperativeposition'to'abasei'board in the act of measuring and markingthe sametorlsub u'eiit cutting,

with the reversible member thereof released relation to the boardengaging member or themarkingplunger det'a cl'led, i

- "jiia'llSE oARDhi i gsibnirdfeiiuefi AND. iiitkfiizjiSi)ecificatipnbf-Lettei's Yatent.

i sfi e "su v la e ba j i t 555 Will? A 5 been Iti'ansyefseljflto' ser852825 13. gu

g of Ql OWQfrwQ h n b11190 der such conditions as to insure fa tightjoint 1 7 Iand-E18"fslotted as at {19? toii engage 'Wlth the extremitiesof guide screws loifboltsI the reversible member may. befifo cediinoppositio to the 't'e ls io i V t of said interposed .spring towardthe-fijevei's s'aid:1edge "is caused to intersect "or project, 1 q we 1.1 :"into the slot in the minor body' memberilof- 4 igure 2 is a plan oiend View of the same, i L Figure-3 is a transverse eectional View, j 1

Figure leis a sideview partly brokenaway, or in longitudinal section, rFigure 5"is, a detail ,view of the device'- gmemb'ei 1 adj acent tobladeiiis located. a

ofthe device ar held in their adjusted-b051 "tionsiby their-mutualengagement atcorre-v' P ndingLendS bya clamping 1oo'pj25 which;

bero ifhoOkJF v a "The'zippliance -"einbodiee essentl lljithe 7 body;"Iiiem'berforhook10 2 and"theg eversible 9;" member. 11,piiffotally*cofinected inteifiiie" dietely to} the hody'tmembe bya'ibolt '12 to permit iofr ersifigeneanenuwne osit fg ioiis're1ative1yof said membei si The body: 15 J udinalEliot ,t' yf i V 2such andrhaiziiigsub'ta member in"conmpi with t e-edge0m; @0 11 20 or,the equivalent theieof tgagedw I V W aieprmgzmb interposed} betWS G'Ii'the Parallel poiftion afid 23? ff-said kmember d "the ife ver y memberwhich 'foil nf the?i'elatiiiely xiovable elements' 'of'a gripi which'maybe-cohvfeu- 't i-"fgra p i i hwolf th i p mbr; a to the 'eirdf thatthebodilymovable -ir eii1bei'f'90 Garried by; and,.extenuin g g i "maing ad ep e mfilyi av fn a serifatedbfjtoothedledg as;

Iincidence'; withjthat" Surfaceij f thg all: whi iflwr m ki ,i The mainor body ahdfreversible' fil m i j and reversible members to accuratelyhold the same in their proper alined relations;

may be pivoted upon the main or body" member as shown in position forembracing the adjacent end of the rev'ersible'meinber,

said clamp being of looped form so as to adapt it to swing over the endof said reversible member, and carried by the clamp and movabletherewith is a centering or ad'- justing blade 26 adapted to fitintolregister- 7 ing kerfs 27 and 28 formed respectively in theextremities of the said body or main When the clam'ping member isdisengaged from the extremity oftherreversible member, the-latter maybereversed to position the marking blade at the opposite side of thetool, so that the latter may be used either right handed or left 'handedor to mark a board in either direction or which runs eitherfto ward theright or toward the left tosu'it the convenience of the operator and therequirements of the structure inj-connection'w'it-h' which the moreemployed."

v It will be notedthat the tongue 10 form-.

ing; the outer side of the main or body member, or the outer side orWall of the slot formed in said member is of a thickness adapting it topass readily between 'a-" base boardand th e wall adjacent to whichit isarranged, even though the frame in connection with which the base boardisto be fitted is of comparatively thin material, and saidtonguerzispreferably reduced toward its extremity tofacilitatesuchintroduction. 2 r

tWhat is claimed is:'. V 1..- IA marker having amarking body, markingmeans, means pivotedon the body 7 to -reversibly mount @sa'id markingmeans,

and a single fastening device to secure the body and second means ineach position.

2 .A base board or siding gaugehaving a slotted body or maln member forengaging; the board, and a. reverslble member mounted upon said bodymember and carrying a marking blade for movement parallel with andadjacent to the side surface of said body member, said reversible memberbeing i pivotally mounted upon'the body member,

" and a'jclamping loop for engaging corre pending extremities of saidbody and re-.

versible member. j

3. A base board or siding gauge having a V slotted body or m'ain memberfor engaging f the board,and areversible'membermounted upon said bodymember and carrying marking blade for movement parallelwith f andadjacent to the side surface of said body member, said reversible memberbeing pivotallylnounted upon the body member, and clamping 100p forengaging corresponding extremities of said body andreversible mem:

her, said clamp carrying a positioning bl'ade V V for engagementwithregistering kerfsin the f' extremities of saidmembers. I I 4. A markerhavl ng a mountmg 'me-mber provlded w th a handle, saldhandle having anopeningtherethrough,a markingqdevice T. movable on said member, asprmgbetween saidhandle and deviceto normally maintain" j .70 Vicehaving [an opening registering with said;

themarking device retracted, and said defirst named opening so thatith'eoperators ject tli'e marking device to marking position.

5. ;.A base board or' sidin'g gaugc 'hav-ing a slotted body or main'memb er for'engaging V 1 theboard, and a reversible member mounted uponsaid body member andv carrying e marking blade formovement parallel withhand may be-cdisposed simultaneously 1 in i both openings to grasp theIDEtlkGlI' fiIId PIO-j 1 and adjacent tothe side surface of eabe member,said marking blade being carried by a'spring returned reciprocable'follower mounted upon said 'reversible'member,

6. A baseboard or sid ng gaugehaving. a

slotted body or mainmember for engaging" the board, and a reversiblemember mounted? i and adjacent to the side surface c t-"said body;

' upon said body member and carrying a ,1]

marking blade forjmovement parallel: with; a 9 01f 7 ',member,'saidmarking blade being carried z by a spring returned; reciprocablefollower, ff i mounted upon; said reversible member, and

being provided with complemental ,gripp g said follower-frame and'reversible memberQ ,95

I MAX 0. marine).

